11 Best Taboo Podcasts

1. Death, Sex & Money

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Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.
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Producer/Network Slate Podcasts
Email ****@slate.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Tim Friede, Kara Swisher +44 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 9.5KFacebook 54.4KTwitter 55.2KInstagram 27.4K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Taboo Science

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AMBIE NOMINATED FOR BEST INDIE PODCAST 2026 | Taboo Science is a podcast that answers the questions you're not allowed to ask. It's hosted by Ashley Hamer Pritchard, a science writer and podcaster. Every episode dives into a different societal taboo to understand the science that makes it tick, the reasons we don't talk about it, and the impact that has on society at large. Why don't we eat people? Why are my swear words different than my parents'? And what makes porn, porn? It's science class if science class had one of those anonymous question boxes. It's Taboo Science.more Host Ashley Hamer
Email ****@tabooscience.show
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Davey Shlasko, Kinnon MacKinnon +8 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 78Twitter 886Instagram 521 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. The Peripheral

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Justin from the Generation Why collects personal stories from listeners about topics most consider taboo or shameful. Listeners reveal some of their darkest most cringe worthy moments in life to educate, entertain or to simply release into the world. Every episode will have a new topic or theme where nothing is considered taboo.more Host Justin Evans
Producer/Network Black Label
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Amy Zajac, Honey Brooks +8 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Tales of Taboo

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Tales of Taboo investigates, and celebrates, the stories we're taught to keep quiet. Host Ali Weiss collects raw, honest, sometimes shocking anonymous confessions from her global audience and interviews public figures willing to speak candidly about their unconventional lives. Provocative, funny, and deeply empathetic, Tales of Taboo asks why we're all so afraid to be different — and what might happen if we weren't. Submit your own confession at ****@aliweissworld.com, or follow Ali on Instagram & TikTok @aliweissworld.more Host Ali Weiss
Email ****@aliweissworld.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guest Kseniya Sovenko
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 950Twitter 2.3KInstagram 62K Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Going There: Taboo Topics Are Back on the Table

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Each episode, we're joined by a unique panel of guests, as we unpack all the issues that keep us divided: politics, religion, sex, money, race, and so much more. All the topics you're not allowed to bring up at a dinner party are dropped right back on the table.more Producer/Network Frame One Media
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Bryan Hambley, Nicole Hoover +15 more
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 27Facebook 908Instagram 6.8K Avg Length 72 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Embodied

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Dig into the underdiscussed corners of the human experience. Each week, host Anita Rao leads intimate conversations with people unafraid to question what we think we know about identity, relationships and health. Follow the show on Instagram at @embodiedwunc and on Bluesky at embodiedwunc.bsky.social. You can find Anita on Bluesky at asrao.bsky.social.more Host Anita Rao
Producer/Network WUNC
Email ****@wunc.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Danilyn Rutherford, Chris Duffy +13 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 261Facebook 42.7KTwitter 31.5KInstagram 20.4K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. All Things Taboo

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'All Things Taboo' is a no nonsense podcast hosted by Business Woman & Entrepreneur, Kerryn Taylor. Mostly out of curiosity and wanting to understand people more, Kerryn is known for her zero fucks approach to uncomfortable conversations. She takes the insecurity of taboo topics and turns them into laughable, easy to discuss, every day topics as she learns from friends and other public personalities.more Host Kerryn Taylor
Email ****@hotmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 4Instagram 326 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

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Every Monday morning step into the office of iconic psychotherapist Esther Perel on 'Where Should We Begin' and listen in as real people in search of insight bare the raw, intimate, and profound details of their stories. From breakups and open relationships to workplace conflicts and fractures in the family, it's a place to hear our own stories reflected in the lives of others. So…where should we begin? For an ad-free version of our podcast, plus bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and more, visit our Office Hours section.more Host Esther Perel
Producer/Network Esther's Office Hours
Email ****@me.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guests Jodi Kantor, Priya Parker +1 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 24.6KFacebook 839.4K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Since May 2017 Get Email Contact

9. Thanks For Asking

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A call-in show from author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they're really doing. Operators(me) are standing by to take your calls.
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Producer/Network Feelings & Co
Email ****@feelingsand.co
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guests Catherine Newman, Dr. Edith Eger +19 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 15.8K Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. This Is Actually Happening

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What if you were trafficked into a cult...or were mauled by a grizzly bear...or were stabbed 27 times by a serial killer - what would you do? This is Actually Happening brings you extraordinary true stories of life-changing events told by the people who lived them. From a man who woke up in the morgue to a woman stranded in a Mexican desert fighting to survive, these stories will have you on the edge of your seat waiting to hear what happens next.Listen to exclusive episodes of This is Actually Happening ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify...more Host Whitney Missildine
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@wondery.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Michael Mason, Rachel Waters +16 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 12.9KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 31K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Savage Lovecast

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Dan Savage, America's only advice columnist, answers your sex questions and yaps about politics. To record a question for Dan to be answered in a later podcast, record your question and send it to ****@Savage.Love, or call 206-302-2064. For a much longer version of the show, with no ads, visit savage.love and get yourself a subscription.more Host Dan Savage
Email ****@savagelove.net
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Dr. Jennie Young, Conor Janda +21 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 8.1KTwitter 318K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact